Who is "Abu Musab" mentioned in the chain of narration of the hadith from "Al-Sharia by Al-Ajurri," and what is the opinion of the scholars of al-Jarh wal-Ta'deel concerning him?
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Perhaps the Abu Mus'ab mentioned is Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr al-Qasim ibn al-Harith ibn Zurarah ibn Mus'ab ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf al-Zuhri al-Madani. He was one of the great Tabi'i al-Tabi'in, and he died in the year 242 AH. Al-Bukhari narrated from him in his . Abu Zur'ah and Abu Hatim described him as truthful (saduq), Al-Baji as trustworthy (thiqah), Ibn Hibban as precise (mutqin), and Al-Hakim as knowledgeable in the madhhabs of the people of Madinah. This is further indicated by Al-Firyabi's narration from him of the concerning the multiplication of food in Tabuk.
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